Gauss cyber-spying virus infected PCs in Middle East
A new computer virus , dubbed Gauss , has been discovered in the Middle East. Researchers say can it steal banking credentials and hijack login information for social networking sites , email and instant messaging accounts. Cyber security firm Kaspersky Lab said Gauss is the work of the same "factory" or "factories" that built the Stuxnet worm, which attacked Iran's nuclear program. Here are some key facts about Gauss, according to Kaspersky Lab. Q. What is its purpose? A. Gauss is a surveillance tool. It steals credentials for hacking online banking systems, social networking sites and email accounts; it also gathers information about infected PCs, including Web browsing history, system passwords and the contents of disk drives. Q. Can it do anything else? A. There is a mysterious module, known as Godel, that copies malicious code onto USB drives when they are p...